Hinging means



H. l. MORRIS HINGEING MEANS Nov. 24, 1931.

Filed May 29, 1929 INVENTOR BY Mnl-144 im@ Patented Nov. 24, 1931 Unirse sr'rs PATENT;

OFFICE y HOWARD r. MORRIS, or LAKEWOOD, OHIO, AssIGNOR l'ro- THE YonER-ivronais OOM rANY, OE CLEVELAND, Omo, A oonroaa'rron OE OHIO` HINGING MEANS Y v Appimation ined Mayes, 1929. serieu No. 366,931.

The present invention relates to hinges or hinging inea-ns and has for' one of its ob- ]ectsto provide a novel hinge construction embodying aroller bearing and an adjust@v g ment therefor.-

Another lobject, of the inventionis to provide ai pairof hinges wherein parts thereof may be relatively adjusted to distribute the weight of a door or the like uniformly on both 1o hinges. Y

A further object is to provide a novel arrangement of hinging means, having tapered roller bearings, which are Oppositely V disposed and capable of independent adjustment to insure accuracy and even distribution of weight on the parts of each hinge means and to provide a practical and efficient structure admitting economical and quick assembly of the bearings and other parts and wherein the bearings are protected and easily adjusted. Y

Another object of the invention is to prol videv a hinge having tapered roller bearings so disposed that both the radial and thrust 25 load is borne directly by the rollers of said bearings.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hinge having tapered roller bearings between its relatively movable elements so mounted that frictional contact between the two elements of the hinge, except that incident to the rolling contact of tapered rollers, is eliminated, so that the friction is reduced to a minimum.

rlhe above and various other Objects and advantages of this invention will inv part be described in, and in part be understood from, the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiments, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elevation, partly broken away, of a building provided with a swinging door equipped with hinges constructed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 isa detail enlarged fragmentary section taken substantially On the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and showing one of the hinges connecting a door section to the building.

and 3, the hinge is disclosed as mounted upon a building 10, a wall Or other suitable enclo-` sure the opening through which is adapted to `beclosed Vby a door or doors 11.

. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, one member or part of the hinge comprises a bracket plate v 13 adapted to be secured vertically against the outer side lof the wall 10 by bolts 14 orthe y like. The bracket plate 13 is provided with upper and lower lugs 15 in vertically spaced apart relation, and these lugs project out,- wardlyfrom the plate and areprovidedwith threaded axially aligned apertures 16 adjustably receiving therethru threaded studs `17 which Yare preferably kerfed in their outer ends for the reception of the bit ofa screw driver or the like for turning thestuds 17- and adjusting their inner ends toward and from each other. Set screws 18 may also be provided in the-lugs 15, threaded through the wall of the latter and adapted to bind against the studs 17 after the same have been adjusted for locking the latter in'adjusted position. j,

The other part or member of the hinge comadvantage in Figure 2. ,The strap ,19 extends sa prises a strap 19 adapted to be secured to the adjacent portionof the door'11,`a`s shown tof over the Outer side of the wall 10 to the bracket plate 13 and is provided thereat with a knuckle 20. i Y Y i The knuckle 20 is of any suitable configuration and fits loosely between the lugs 15 and is adapted to be supported therebetween'and to be shifted vertically betweenrthe lugs to ei'foct a relative adjustment between the bracket plate 13 andthe strap 19.` Y Y At each end, the knuckle 20 is enlarged'and liollowed out to provide bearing cups 21, and the studs 17 are provided with projections or roo reduced inner ends adapted to project into the cups 2l to support the bearing members.r The bearing members comprise an outer race 22 which is seated in the cup 21 and in which Vtravel the taper rollers 28. The adjacent stud 17 carries upon its reduced end an inner race 24, which,` by adjustment of the lug 17, bears Iagainst the rollers 23 and thus supports the adjacent end of the knuckle'20. j

.Suitable means for lubricating the bearingsV Y is provided, the same comprisingA lubricating suitable ports or the like so as to supply a suitable grease or oil to the chambers 25 and to. admit of the packing of the lubricant therein.

i K It will be noted that the bearing members are of tapering construction and that they taper inwardly towards each other so as to serve as both radial and thrust bearings r.for supporting the knuckle 2O and the parts connected `thereto against endwise displacement, and to take'up the weight of the door or the like through the knuckle 20, the bearing members, the .stud 17 and the lug l5 to the bracket plate 13, It will also be readily appreciated that the knuckle 20`may be shifted vertically between the lugs l5 by the relative adjustments 'of the studs 17 so that when the hinges are in pairs the weight of the door or other device suspended from the hinge, may be equalized between the upper and lower hinges so that the entire weight and strain will not be imposed upon but one .of the hinges. ther, by adjusting the hinges it is readily seen that thefdoor may be correctly aligned with a second door, or a door section, or may be adjusted to provide for the necessary clearance atv the upper or lower edges ofthe door. While the hinges are capable of fine adjustment,=at the same time they may be constructed.v` relatively large so as to withstand considerable weight and. abuse incident to the mounting of the knuckle 20 at opposite ends between thetapered bearing members. In the Y modification shown in Figure l the structure ofthe hinge. is the same as tha-t shown in Figure 3, with the exception that the attaching bracket or strapsA 27 and 28A are offdil'erent shapetof'adapt the hinge to the door sectionsv 1l and l2. In the modilication shown in Figures l and 5 one of the straps, such as the strap 27,` carries: the lugs 15 while the strap 28' is provided with the vknuckles 29 and the otherparts as shown in Figure 3 to completeV the hinge structure.

It is of course understood that variousV changes and modiications may be made in the details of construction and l design lof the with alined registering threaded vopenings f therethrough and the other memberhaving a knuckle itting between said spaced knuckles and having oppositely disposed cupped ends, an outwardly haring race seated in eacli cupped end of ,the last mentioned' knuckle, roller bearings seated on each of said races, astud threaded through each of the first mentioned knuckles and projecting into the adj acentcupped end of the last mentioned knuckle, and an outwardly tapering race on each stud engaging said roller bear; l

ing to support the last mentioned knuckle through vthe bearings on the firstV mentioned knuckles, said studs being adaptedffor inde-V pendent adjustment Ain the. first mentioned knuckles to shift the last mentioned knuckley endwise therebetween and to'distribute the supporting pressure and radial thrust-on both bearings.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

HOWARD I.. MORRIS.V y

Fur- Y above specifically described embodiments, 

